Chagas disease reactivation in a heart transplant patient infected by domestic Trypanosoma cruzi discrete typing unit I (TcIDOM)

Chagas disease reactivation in a heart transplant patient infected by domestic Trypanosoma cruzi discrete typing unit I (TcIDOM)

Abstract Background Trypanosoma cruzi, causative agent of Chagas disease, displays high intraspecific genetic diversity: six genetic lineages or discrete typing units (DTUs) are currently recognized, termed TcI through TcVI. Each DTU presents a particular distribution pattern across the Americas, an...

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Main Authors: Jaime A. Costales, Camille N. Kotton, Andrea C. Zurita-Leal, Josselyn Garcia-Perez, Martin S. Llewellyn, Louisa A. Messenger, Tapan Bhattacharyya, Barbara A. Burleigh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-08-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Trypanosoma cruzi
Lineage
Reactivation
Chagasic cardiomyopathy
Chagas disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1039-3

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-1039-3

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